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Stephen Crane

Three little birds in a row

Sat musing.

A man passed near that place.

Then did the little birds nudge each other.

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noun phrase

A highly skilled and successful journalist known for getting important stories.

The editor hired an ace reporter to investigate the city's corruption scandal, confident they would uncover the truth.

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secure

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /sih-kyoor/Used In Literature ↓

To make something safe or protected from danger or risk.

In a Sentence

The police worked to secure the area after the incident to ensure everyone's safety.

Origin

Latin 'securus' meaning 'free from care, safe'.

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Poetry examples for secure

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

original sentiment. These are su<3h mistakes that neither the most exten-

sive literature nor the accuracy of a Locke's judgment can secure a man

from; nor indeed any thing but h poetic taste, a soul that

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